Senate (Kenya)

**senate**
Basic data
Seat:	Nairobi
Legislative period :	5 years
MPs:	67
Current legislative period
Last choice:	4th March 2013
Chair:	Ekwee Ethuro (Jubilee)
	30th 6th 3 28 30th 6th 3 28 A total of 67 seats Jubilee : 30; Amani : 6; Otherwise: 3 ; CORD : 28;
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The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Kenya . The first Senate of Kenya was established in 1963, but abolished in 1966. Only with the constitutional referendum in Kenya in 2010 , he was reinstated and since then is the National Assembly as a first chamber opposite.

The Senate building is located in the capital, Nairobi .

In accordance with Article 98 of the Kenyan Constitution, the Senate consists of 67 members. Of these, 47 are directly elected representatives of the counties , 16 women, who are appointed by the parties in proportion to their election results, and 4 MPs (2 men, 2 women), 2 of whom represent youth and 2 disabled people. The speaker of the Senate is a member ex officio .

Duties and powers

Represents the counties
Participates in the legislative process and must pass laws affecting the counties for them to come into effect
Determines the distribution of state funds among the counties
May remove the president, vice president, county governors, and vice governors from office .

elections

The last election took place on March 4, 2013. ^[outdated]